“I choose AICR because of my grandfather. He raised
me as though I were his own daughter and have never forgotten how cancer took
him away from me. I also did not know how to incorporate him into the
wedding and making a donation to research the disease that took him away seemed
like the best way I could honor him.” - Arianna L., 2011 bride-to-be

“My husband-to-be's father is very important to
us. He has had a long fight with pancreatic cancer, he is in his third year
since he was diagnosed and he is doing relatively well. Jeff (my fiancee) is
the first child in his family to be married, and as we have hope that his
father will see all of his children's weddings, we can not pretend that there
is not a possibility that he may not. We are dedicating the money we would have
spent on favors to Doug (his dad) to show how not only his family, but now MY
family support and
love him. He is the glue and inspiration that keep us together!” Jamie, 2011
bride-to-be

“Both my
husband and I have lost loved ones to cancer in the past year. There was no
question that we would honor them as part of our wedding. These favors are one
way to have them with us on this day, and feel like we’re doing something
tangible to fight cancer.” Chelsea,
married February 2010

“My fiancée and I decided to make a donation to
AICR in leiu of a favor at our wedding because we felt it was our way of
playing a role in the fight against cancer. And what could be more profound
than to thank our guests for their presence by letting them know that they have
helped fund research in the prevention of such a devastating disease.” Nicole,
married June, 2010

About AICR

We fund cutting-edge research and give people practical tools and information to help them prevent — and survive — cancer.